Olympus Digital Camera
xD Card Reader
Mac

Downloading Pictures from a Digital Camera on a Mac

System Requirements

The xD Card Reader is compatible with Mac OS 9.0 or higher and any Mac with a USB port.

You will not be able to download pictures on a beige G3, a 8600, a 7300, or earlier. Please use a mac in one of the computer labs on campus.

Downloading Pictures on a Mac

  1. Connect the xD Card Reader to one of the computer's USB ports located on the back of the computer.
  2. Take the xD card out of the camera. Open the xD card compartment cover, usually found on the opposite side of the camera from the AC adapter (see camera documentation for more details), and push the xD card slowly to eject the card. Put the card into the xD Card Reader, gold side facing down.
  3. An icon should appear on the desktop a few seconds after the xD Card is inserted. It should be called NO_NAME or Unlabeled on OSX or untitled on OS 9. (Please do not rename the icon) If you see a window with the following message, "Do you want to use iPhoto...", click Use Other and quit out of iPhoto.
  4. Double-click on the NO_NAME or unlabeled or untitled icon.
  5. A window will appear a folder called DCIM inside it. Downloaded pictures are contained in a folder titled DCIM -> 100OLYMP.
  6. Copy the files in the DCIM -> 100OLYMP folder onto the desktop to download them. In OS9, you need to hold the option key down while dragging folders/files to the desktop in order for them to copy.
  7. Delete the pictures from the xD Card once you have downloaded them. Return to the window for the DCIM -> 100OLYMP folder. Go to the Edit menu and choose Select All. This will highlight all the files in the folder holding the pictures. Drag and drop the pictures into the trash.
  8. Make sure you empty the trash!!
  9. When you are finished deleting the pictures from the xD Card, drag the NO_NAME or Unlabeled or untitled icon to the trash.
  10. Remove the xD Card from the reader by gently pulling out the card with two fingers and place it back into the camera slot.
  11. Disconnect the xD Card Reader from the computer.

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  • Rebecca Levine
  • Information Services
  • Date Created: April 26, 2001
  • Last Modified: January 21, 2004